Preach the Word – May/June 2017
Volume 20, Number 5 To Correctly Handle the Word of Truth Preach the Clear Word I was in the largest ballroom I had ever seen. It was in the hotel where a few years earlier, ...
Preach the Word – March/April 2017
Volume 20, Number 4 Preach Text-Specific and Hearer-Specific Specific Gospel “He is properly prepared who believes these words: ‘Given’ and ‘Poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins.’ But whoever does not believe these ...
Preach the Word – January/February 2017
Volume 20, Number 3 Preach Specific Law as Law You are preachers. So let me ask you: What’s the worst reaction to a sermon you’ve experienced? Is it the councilman standing in the back where ...
Preach the Word – November/December 2016
Volume 20, Number 2 To Correctly Handle the Word of Truth: That They Would See Him Mitch thought it was a nervous habit. He had noticed it ever since this woman he was dating started ...
Preach the Word – September/October 2016
Volume 20, Number 1 A new volume welcomes a new writer. Pastor Jonathan Scharf is husband to Janette, father to Andrew, Abi, Hannah, and Malachi, and pastor for the saints at Abiding Grace in Covington, ...
Preach the Word – July/August 2016
Volume 19, Number 6 Don Patterson is a 1992 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. He is one of three pastors at Holy Word Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas. He has helped 18 vicars hone their preaching ...
Preach the Word – May/June 2016
Volume 19, Number 5 Since 2007, Mark Birkholz has served under WELS Board for Home Missions as a mission counselor. A majority of the pastors and congregational leaders he works with are part of the ...
Preach the Word – March/April 2016
Volume 19, Number 4. Pastor Luke Thompson looks into two seemingly conflicting aspects of the Millennial generation: the appeal of rebellion and the draw to a cause. The Gospel is a life-changing and world-altering message that can, perhaps ...
Preach the Word – January/February 2016
Volume 19, Number 3. Matt Ewart seeks to tackle one of the biggest cultural problems we face as preachers: the declining rate of biblical literacy. How do we approach this issue in the proper way? ...
Preach the Word – November/December 2015
Volume 19, Number 2. In this issue of Preach the Word, Pastor James Hein shares his experience with Millennials. He serves at Resurrection and Life Lutheran, a multi site congregation in Rochester, MN. He thoroughly ...